THE WIFE of an employee of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) wept when told that her husband had died upon being electrocuted while repairing a power pole in Chainat province especially since she had a hunch of danger and had urged him to take a day off but he refused to do so, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 12).

 

Colleagues who accompanied Mr. Ek Phaesangthong, 27, said he was holding a 220-volt live wire with a pair of pliers in a transformer box on top of a five-metre-high pole when he got shocked to death.

 

They quickly brought him down to give him first aid but were not able to save his life.

 

by TNR Staff

 

The spot where the Provincial Electricity Authority employee was electrocuted to death cordoned off. Photo: Matichon

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/06/12/power-worker-who-shrugged-off-wifes-hunch-electrocuted-to-death/

 

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“Electrocuted to death”?

 

As opposed to???

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Colleagues who accompanied Mr. Ek Phaesangthong, 27, said he was holding a 220-volt live wire with a pair of pliers in a transformer box on top of a five-metre-high pole when he got shocked to death.

I wonder if that method will be removed from the training manual?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

especially since she had a hunch of danger and had urged him to take a day off but he refused to do so

I just wish people would have a witness that they said such things or make it official before. Not try to steal 15 minutes of fame as a newly appointed Madame with the crystal ball.

 

2 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

“Electrocuted to death”?

 

As opposed to???

Hey, man! They accually use electric schocks to bring back people to life. ???? Giveém a break.
 

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder if that method will be removed from the training manual?

Nah, that one exists because nobody wrote a training manual. ????

You would really expect from PEA workers that they have proper safety equipment like protecting gloves. It was not Somchai at his garage.

7 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

You would really expect from PEA workers that they have proper safety equipment like protecting gloves. It was not Somchai at his garage.

 

I would expect that every wife of a PEA worker has the same hunch every day.

 

This incident is by no means rare in Thailand.

 

 

Edited June 13, 20233 yr by Enoon